Improvement in water-closet pans



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Letters PuitentNo. 97,323, dated November 30, 18169.

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IMPROVEMENT IN' WATER-CLOSET FANS.

`The Schedule refened t in these Letters Patent and making pari: of the same.

.l'o all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, W. SMITH, of the city and county of San Francisco, and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pan Water- Closets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and letters ofrei'erence marked thereon. v

The nature of my said invention consists in the employment of a metallic hopper' or receiver, oonstructedv in a manner to obviate the `necessity of a putty-joint under the lip or iiange to which the pan swings.

To' effect this, I form the body of the receiver in halves, with the basin-flange cast thereto, and bolting them togetherwith bolts, as seen at a in the drawings.

rIhe joints or seams between the two halves are lapped, as seen at F, iig. 1, and iilled with cement, in a substantial manner.

Figure l is a side view of the closet, without the earthen-ware basin;

Figure 2 is a vertical section of' the receivensnowing the pan in position when shut;

Figure 3 is a plan of the top of' the receiver, to which the basin is secured;

Figure 4 is the` door-flange;

Figure 5 is one side of the varying-joint on the lever; and Figure 6 tached.

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Heretofore, the hoppers or receivers of pan-closets have been formed with a top plate, bolted upon the hopper itself, and extending over the edges of such hopper, inclusive of the swell or elliptical' side of the receiver, into which the .pan turns when swung for emptying. Upon this top plate the basin is placed.

This construction renders it necessary to pack the joint with put-ty at two places; that is to say, be-

of reference denote corresponding tween the top plate and the hopper, and between the top plate and the basin.

The packing at the i'onner place is very liable to break and fall ont, in consequence of the concussion from the pan as it closes against the under side of the top plate, or in consequence of the jarring and rough handling to which closets are frequently subjected.

In fig. 2-

A is the basindiange, which projects inward and outward from the shell of the receiver;

B is the Hoor-flange, by which the closet is secured to the soil-pipe;

C is the swinging pan; and

I) is the pan-shaft, to which the pau C is fastened, with the screws i i, through the pan-piece d, as hereinafter more fully described.

The upper and lower corners of the receiver-halves have outward-projecting ings cast on them, for the reception ofthe fastening-bolts, as seen at a a a.A

is a View of the pan, with the sl1aft-at-' To simplify the process o' casting, I make the door-dangers B B separate from the receiver-halves, and afterward secure them tothe receiver with the` two bolts that fasten the lower portion of the receiver together, the floor-danges having upright lugs, t t, cast on them for that purpose, that match the lower lugs of the receiver, as seen'at a c', in fig. 4, thereby making the nature. y

In addition to the facility which this method affords forI casting, it also allows of a renewal of the oorlange, in case of a fracture of a portion in transportation.

In order' to facilitate the removal ofthe swinging pan, or replace it with a new one, I make use of the following method:

In casting the receiver in halves, I leave ofthe inner corners on both sides of the basin-hange, as seen at F F, iig. 3, which forms an opening suiicient in extent to adinitthe rim of the pan when inserted vertically.

rIhe pan, before being inserted, has soldered to it the piece d which has a socket, c, at its lower portion.

This socket is slipped over the end of the projecting arm g, on theshaft D,- as seen in fig. 6.

The screws i i are then inserted, which make a very substantial fastening betweenthe pan and shaft.

The pan C, when shut, sets up against the nnder side of the basinfiiange, and is provided with the usual 'leather cushion, as seen at fr, in Iig. 2.

The lever R is bisected at its intersection with the slotted crank, the faces of the joint having radial corrugations, as seen at L, in iig. 5, so as to lock at any angle, when tightened by the bolt u.

By this arrangement, tbe height of the pull may be varied to snit the diierent thicknesses of the woodwork for the closet.

The joint in the lever is also advantageous in detaching the balance-weight from the closet, without taking oi the entire lever, when packing for transportation,

Having thus described my invention,` v WhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' 1. A water-closetreceiver, having the inwardand ,outward-projecting ange A, incombination with the pan C, in the manner described.

2. The lapped joint FF, constructed so that the pan can be taken out and replaced through the opening in said joint, substantially as described.

3. The pan C, secured to the shaft I), with the screws i i, socket e, and arm g, as and for the purpose set forth.

In witness'whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal. l

W. SMITH. [L. s]

Witnesses:

C. W. M. SMITH, E. Mctgnnsrmr.l

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